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Subject: Re: Things I Don't Need Today
Date: Fri, 8 Mar 2024 13:48:03 -0800
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On 3/8/2024 7:27 AM, Justisaur wrote:
> On 3/8/2024 1:15 AM, JAB wrote:
>> On 07/03/2024 17:41, Justisaur wrote:
> 
>> Is that really a problem though as SATA isn't going away anytime soon 
>> so it's difficult to see that NVMe becoming more and more common means 
>> that you can't for example upgrade your storage unless the NVMe is 
>> part of the MB - do they do  that as it sounds exactly like the type 
>> of thing Apple would do.
> 
> Soddering the memory directly to the board isn't new, and I wouldn't put 
> it past manufactuers for storage on a stick, like you mentioned apple's 
> been doing that on iphones for some time.
> 
> I've not seen it done laptops and NVMe yet, but multiple manufacturers 
> over-tightens the screws so severely you basically can't remove it, as 
> any attempt strips the screw, and requires so much force that you're 
> bending the PCB visibly which really isn't good for the laptop.  To get 
> them out I've had to resort to using pliers on the screw head (I've 
> tried all the other hacks like rubber bands, etc.) which crushes the 
> screw.  I've had trouble getting the right screws to put them back in 
> with as well, all I can think is they used some non standard screw.
> 
Non-standard is the new standard, didn't you know?  :P

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